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- Adagio
- An acrobatic act involving a man and a woman, generally presented in a slow or romantic mood.
- Auguste
- In a European clown team, the comic, red-nosed character, as opposed to the whiteface clownGeneric term for all clowns and augustes. '''Specific:''' In Europe, the elegant, whiteface character who plays the role of the straight man to the Auguste in a clown team..
B
- Big Top
- The circus tent. America: The main tent of a traveling circus, where the show is performed. (French, Russian: Chapiteau)
C
- Chapiteau
- (French, Russian) A circus tent, or Big Top.
- Clown
- A clownGeneric term for all clowns and augustes. '''Specific:''' In Europe, the elegant, whiteface character who plays the role of the straight man to the Auguste in a clown team.. In Europe: the whiteface character who plays the role of the straight man to the Auguste in a clown team.
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- Entrée
- Clown piece with a dramatic structure, generally in the form of a short story or scene.
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- Icarist
- Acrobat who juggle another acrobat with his feet. See Icarism, risley act.
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- Risley
- Act performed by Icarists, in which one acrobat, lying on his back, juggles another acrobat with his feet. (Named after Richard Risley Carlisle, who developed this type of act.)
